May 25th was the worst. My flight was marked 5:55 am, so we woke up as early as 4 to get ready and drive the 1 hour and 20 mins to the airport. I was nervous as always. However, when an announcement of a flight delay came I got scared. I had a…
Category: Cake
Currently in Thailand
Less than a month into staying in Thailand, I learned a very valuable lesson: Learn how to say “not spicy please”. I appreciate a hint of spice here and there but in Thailand, I realized “spicy” means completely different. But of course, I also love the fact that I can find a good…
Lemon Meringue Pie/ 3-colored cake and Pip/ Days 11 & 12 of 12 Days of Christmas
It was a busy Christmas Eve, here’s the last entry for my 12 Days of Christmas project. Most of the photos posted here were taken using a Lenovo smart phone.
Ube waffles / Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas
Since it will be Christmas eve tomorrow I’ve prepared something light and simple to make today. I have posted the recipe before, you can find it here. The only difference is that I added 1 tsp of Ube Flavor (Purple Yam) to the batter and around 2 tbsp of haleyang ube (store bought)…
Matcha Bars /Day 9 of 12 days of Christmas
A quick one bowl nibbles in between heavy hitters. Matcha bars You will need: 8 tbsp unsalted butter 1 cup minus 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla pinch of salt 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted 1/2 tbsp matcha/green tea powder Pre heat oven to 350 F. Grease and…
Christmas wreath swiss roll cake/ Day 8 of 12 Days of Christmas
I’ve been running errands these past couple of days (and was a bit ill during the weekend) that I almost couldn’t make this entry. I’ve always wanted to try making a deco swiss roll but have somehow failed during the rolling process. Thank God for small mercies I didn’t fail during my final…
Macaroons / Day 7 of 12 Days of Christmas
By this time most Filipinos are already well acquainted with those pretty French tasty things called macaron. Prior to that, we only know of a chewy coconut cookies with a crunchy top called macaroons. These are easier to make than French macarons and the ingredients are easier to find as well. I’ve made…
Brownies / Bonus for 12 Days of Christmas
I’ll tell you the truth. I made myself to finally commit on finishing a 12 Days of Christmas for 2 reasons. 1. I need to empty my baking pantry before the year ends. 2. I need to revamp my post choices that would include reviews, videos etc. So I’d need to buy a…
Meringue Blushing Kisses / Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas
I made plans to bake a Christmas toned meringue to be featured here and as a topping to an upcoming Christmas cake but there was a black out, 10 minutes into baking them. It last 6-8 minutes, and my meringue, was sweating, breaking apart and panicking in the oven. I continued to bake…
Melon Pan / Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas
If you’ve browsed and read a few of my previous entries before, you’d know that I have a fondness of Japanese culture and the arts, the ones I have easy access to would be J-pop, anime and manga. I do especially love manga, in most of the shoujo titles I’ve read, quite number…
